JUST A QUICK WORD RODWELL

Do be more careful what you say to residents at public meetings.....

We have been informed that at the end of last week Rodwell attended a public meeting, at the end of the meeting he was talking to a group of residents, who were we are told questioning him about why trusted councillors were got rid of and how they now had to put up with councillors they cannot contact and don't turn up at meetings.

We are told Rodwell stated that the previous councillors were de-selected because they were not doing their job............well the residents were we hear very quick to tell him that was a lie, and in fact its not only a lie its Slander and if those councillors who were de-selected by corrupt methods were to get together hire a solicitor and take Rodwell to court it could cost him quite a bit of money.

What is even more laughable is that when these same residents told him about how useless and unobtainable there new councillors are he said that legally they only had to attend 2 meetings a year to pick up their money and there was nothing the residents could do about it.............

Just goes to show the gravy train has made its way to B & D. Still give it time Rodwell could end up in a civil court.

HOW TO LOOSE 1,300+++ VOTES WITHOUT TRYING

Pretty easy really when as Evilyn did when she decided to deliver on one of Margaret Hodges promises during the election campaign.

Madness must have overtaken Evilyn, when following a planning application being made for shop premises in Green Lanes to be turned into a Muslim community centre, to which 1,300 ++ voters in that area signed a petition against the application Evilyn spoke in favour of the centre which its reported would only be used by some 80 people.

Was she really suffering from madness? or was Evilyn forced into delivering Hodges promise?

There will be others!!!!!! it seems Hodge made a lot of promises on the doorstep, not that loosing 1,300 ++ votes will bother Hodge as we understand she will not be fighting another election, still perhaps Evilyn will have to learn her lessons the hard way, instead of just mouthing "we are listening to you" on the doorstep and then ignoring what the voters say, she really should have listened.

A MESSAGE FOR COUNCILLOR BARTLETT

Readers of this weeks Dagenham Post have contacted us to ask just when Barking had become a borough on its own, or is it just another symptom of the cracks in the labour Group.

It would appear Cllr Bartlett had a letter published in this weeks post calling on residents to for an action group "Barking against the cuts"

Looks to the residents as though Bartlett believes that there is only a Barking and no Dagenham.

Pretty sure Bartlett will find out different over the next few weeks.

THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WIDER

Firstly can we wish all of our readers and contributors a Happy New Year.

Some years ago the B & D Labour Group took the decision to set up A Group Fund. All councillors already have to make a payment to the ALC so the group decided to put a levy on top of this which would cover Group expenditure, pay for any by elections etc.

Those councillors in receipt of special responsibility allowance would pay more than those in receipt of basic allowance.

All members agreed to this and we understand this is also in the groups Standing Orders.

Well we have only just got into the New Year and it appears that Margaret Hodge and Darren Rodwell have decided that they want the Barking councillors money.........

We have been informed that Hodge stated some few months ago that she would no longer be putting any money into Barking Labour Party, so we can only assume that this is why she and Rodwell are making the grab for what should be the Labour Groups funds.

Of course all of the usual mafia Muppet's will do exactly as they are told by Hodge and Rodwell, we hear that Dagenham members are not at all happy with the idea, and funnily enough there is a small group who are stating that they are not going to hand over "their" money either to the Group or to Barking CLP, as far as they are concerned its their money, they earned it.

Well firstly neither Hodge or Rodwell can make changes to the group Standing Orders in this way.

And secondly we are pretty sure the residents of Barking & Dagenham will not be at all happy especially at these tough financial times when they are having to watch every penny they are spending, and many probably struggling to pay their Council Tax, that Hodge and Rodwell want to skim of council tax payers hard earned money to fund their political agenda.

We will work hard to ensure that residents in the borough get to hear about this, then lets see what response Rodwell and Hodge come up with.